Background
Emelio, M. Melanie was born on December 25, 1962 in Abilene, Texas, United States. Daughter of Nathan Severe Smith and Nelda Francis SMith.
Emelio, M. Melanie was born on December 25, 1962 in Abilene, Texas, United States. Daughter of Nathan Severe Smith and Nelda Francis SMith.
Bachelor of Music Education, Abilene Christian University, 1985. Master of Music, Rice University, 1987. D of Museum Arts, University Maryland, 2000.
Choral director Snyder Indiana School District, Texas, 1987—1995. Affiliate artist-voice Houston Baptist University, 1995—1998. Voice teacher Washington Bible College, Maryland, 1998—2000.
Associate professor music Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, since 2000.
Member of National Opera Association, National Association Teachers of Singing (grant 2001).
Married Neal O'Brian Emelio, April 26, 2003.